"Automatically her hands went to her neck, but the slave collar had been gone for a long time, and the scar on her face still replaced the hated tattoo." Chap. 1, p. 2

"The place she'd spent most of her time as a slave was a private club where all the young, rich men went to sow their wild oats, away from proper company." Chap. 2, p. 28

"She would never have thought she would be as frightened by the threat of her talent's return as she had been by its loss." Chap. 3, p. 57

"'If we live through this night, perhaps I'll tell you about my people.'" Chap. 4, p. 98

"Stone was cold and dead to him, but wood was like an old friend." Chap. 5, p. 108

"It appeared that another swamp creature was loose in Westhold: someone wanted to make sure that Laeth didn't miss his appointment with death." Chap. 5, p. 111

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